/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

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Yeah, I didn't chime in on the hydrophones yesterday since by the time I got here the conversation was long over, but I'm also against that being a thing unless it's extremely limited somehow. The proposed solution being "magic noisemakers" doesn't sit well with me, because then the counter to a problem caused by magic is more magic. The problem anons have with chuubanite right now is that it feels inferior to tech, so anons are forced to use technology whether they want to or not, but applications like hydrophones and the psychic tiaras are just doing the opposite. Magic completely outstrips tech in those instances, to the point where anons will be forced to use magic.

In the first place, even if a mundane application of chuubanite to create something equivalent to advanced tech is possible, it doesn't mean people should have ALREADY FIGURED OUT THAT APPLICATION. Complex uses of chuubanite require more complex glyphs and possibly even the combination of glyphs and activator substances. Therefore, complex magic and especially magitech isn't something that in-universe people should be able to just pull out of their ass at will. It would require time and dedicated research, just like regular tech does.

tl;dr Magic and technology should be roughly equal. Magic is not a deus ex machina.